... Have you considered Unison? I've been using that for a while, with good success. On the days when I go in to my university (Acadia), I often work from my...
28943
Allan Gottlieb
allangottlieb
Dec 14, 2008 9:19 pm
... I don't see much different. I plug my monitor and keyboard/mouse into the laptop; every hour my files are rsync'ed to the desktop and I have the single...
28944
bil
theuteck
Dec 14, 2008 10:01 pm
I remember reading some battery performanace tests, from Phronix I think, that said 5200 rpm provided better life and the read write performace was not much ...
28945
Jim Diamond
ndolam
Dec 14, 2008 10:13 pm
... The specs I read from the manufacturers indicated the newer generation 7200's were no more power hungry than the older 5400's. I didn't look and see if...
28946
Alexandre Lymberopoulos
xlymber
Dec 15, 2008 12:56 am
Almost totally agree with Ardell, but it depends on the computing needs of a person. I'm in the low profile side, since I don't have multi core cpus to do all...
28947
Allan Gottlieb
allangottlieb
Dec 15, 2008 1:09 am
... Sure, but for modest blocksizes the transfer time you mention is less than either the seek time or rotational latency. Rotational latency for 7200 would be...
28948
Peter Fork
sanktepernr2
Dec 15, 2008 3:14 am
Hi I know they aren't cheep but what about a slid state drive (SSD) they are getting lower and lower in price buy the month and their are even a few of them...
28954
lpanunzi
Apr 7, 2009 9:46 am
Hello, i've somes problem to install qnx on my laptop indeed at the begin of the install the qxn doesn't find the hd drive so... i've done with success the...
28960
ken
gebserisch
Apr 20, 2009 7:45 pm
Given that MySQL is a competitor of Oracle and that Oracle will almost certainly let MySQL die, this sale should be prohibited by federal statute....
28961
bil
theuteck
Apr 21, 2009 1:45 am
... But we can take the source and keep it alive, so Oracle can't kill MySQL. And as others have pointed out, MySQL targets a different market then Oracle. Who...
29067
Walter Cazzola
emeth69
Jul 6, 2010 3:48 pm
Dear Linuxers, I hope there is still someone here and not only the spammers. I've just bought a new dell m6500 prevision with i7 quad core and nvidia Fx3800M...
29068
Tessier Alexandre
iufmtessier
Jul 6, 2010 5:47 pm
... Hash: SHA1 A friend of mine has a m6500 i7 quad core extreme, ATI graphic card. He has installed ubuntu 10.04 64 bits. He told me it works well, except : -...
29069
Walter Cazzola
emeth69
Jul 6, 2010 6:07 pm
Hi Alexandre, thanks for the prompt reply ... well, suspend and resume has always been an issue under linux. Also with 32bit versions. ... yes I got this on a...
29070
Wayne Feick
wfeick
Jul 6, 2010 6:56 pm
... I've found with older core 2 duo M6500 that sometimes the display doesn't come back right after suspend/resume. The work around is to ctrl-alt-f2 to go to...
29071
Drew Eckhardt
drew_eckhardt
Jul 6, 2010 7:20 pm
... With less than 4G per process and in buffer cache. The better choice is to install a 64 bit kernel, bi-arch user land with both 32 and 64 bit shared...
29072
Drew Eckhardt
drew_eckhardt
Jul 6, 2010 7:25 pm
I need a replacement for my last Linux laptop; and the Studio 1558 is attractive with the quad core i7 and 1920x1080 display. What touch pad is included? I've...
29073
Walter Cazzola
emeth69
Jul 7, 2010 7:59 am
... Is it possible to limit the RAM of each process? if so how? ... I'll give a look to the fedore architecture, if, as you suggest, it has the double set of...
29075
FAGNER
fagnerbrito
Nov 23, 2010 4:47 pm
I have a Vostro 3500 with a fingerprint reader. How can I enable the Digital Persona swipe fingerprint reader in Ubuntu 10.04? I tried thinkfinger and fprint...
29076
Rob Frohne
frohro
Dec 17, 2010 8:00 am
Hi All, I have a D830 or D820 WUXGA (1920 x 1200) display ready to bolt on to one of those laptops that is in great condition that is extra to my needs. I...
29077
Rob Frohne
frohro
Dec 17, 2010 8:00 am
Hi All, My Dell Latitudes have a nifty DualPoint Stick that I don't use as a mouse because I prefer the trackpad. I would like to use it as a scroll wheel,...
29078
H. Rob
frohro
Dec 27, 2010 8:42 am
Hi, I found the xinput command is: xinput --set-prop 10 "Evdev Wheel Emulation Button" 0 I also filed a bug with ubuntu suggesting that button 0 should be...
29079
Ben
headhunter1158
Dec 30, 2010 5:16 pm
I have a Dell Inspiron 1526 laptop running Ubuntu 10.10. It recognized and set up the modem with no problem and witout downloading ant drivers or software. it...
29080
g8jvm
Apr 14, 2011 12:45 pm
Hi all I cant get any audio out of the headphone jack in linux, FED FC14. It is functional in win7 #:((( The sound card is Intel HDA Are there any fixes for...
29081
larry_too
Aug 14, 2011 4:16 pm
I have just acquired a Dell Studio PP33L that I want to use as my first Linix machine but it don't work. I'm unable to get it turned on. Have the normal power...
29082
Daniel Griffin
bigratt...
Aug 30, 2011 6:41 am
I have a dell laptop 8600 Inspiron the passwords comes up its old i got it from a estate sale. they had no idea of what was going on with the laptop and sold...
29083
ofinterest2me.com
langdon200510
Nov 1, 2011 5:01 pm
Hello Everyone, My name is James and I live in the UK. I have recently got hold of a Dell Latitude C600 laptop and was wondering what distribution of Linux is...
29084
uteck
theuteck
Nov 1, 2011 5:35 pm
Ubuntu is very easy to install and has a good forum at http://ubuntuforums.org that will have the answers all ready to any problems or questions you would...
29085
MoTown
terry1946fl
May 8, 2012 6:11 pm
Does the password box appear during the POST? If yes, you need to remove the CMOS battery to clear the password. Replace the battery and POST should complete....
29086
MoTown
terry1946fl
May 8, 2012 6:13 pm
I have no experience with 64-bit systems, but I suggest that you obtain a .iso of your favorite Linux distro. Let your PC boot to the DVD and run in Live mode...
29087
Alexandre Lymberopoulos
xlymber
May 9, 2012 2:04 am
... You found at least one here. :) ... What a machine! Congratulations for this purchase! ... This is possible, but I remember that most of free software on...
